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Ken Salazar

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Ken Salazar is a prominent Democratic politician from Colorado who served as the United States Secretary of the Interior from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing the nation's natural resources and cultural heritage, focusing on issues such as land conservation, energy development, and wildlife protection. Salazar has also served as the Attorney General of Colorado and as a U.S. Senator, where he was known for his work on environmental policy and immigration reform.

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Aug 7, 2026

What is being neglected here is the bigger picture. And that's this foreign policy paradigm that is so required for the United States and Mexico and the Americas.

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Aug 7, 2026

From day one, there should have been a great sense of urgency in addressing the crisis of a broken border and the migration crisis that we are seeing.

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Aug 7, 2026

Not that I have a lot of sway, but at least I will do everything I can to make sure that this is at the heart of every Democrat running for president.

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Jul 25, 2024

I think the partnership that we can build between the leaders of both countries targeting the root causes of migration, and working together on issues of border security are all great opportunities in front of us.

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Jul 25, 2024

I think the partnership that we can build between the leaders of both countries targeting the root causes of migration, and working together on issues of border security are all great opportunities in front of us.

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Mar 9, 2023

They have to be dismantled. We have to do this work together with the Mexican government.

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Jun 4, 2019

We are incredibly thankful that Chairman Grijalva is championing this issue.

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Feb 14, 2018

We have seen that national security and environmental conservation are mutually supporting goals.

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Feb 14, 2018

. . . we have seen that national security and environmental conservation are mutually supporting goals.

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Mar 19, 2017

A judicial nominee should have a demonstrated dedication to fairness, impartiality, precedent, and the avoidance of judicial activism from both the left and the right. I believe that Mr. Gorsuch meets this very high test.

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May 19, 2014

It is not often that we can end the 67-year controversy with the stroke of a pen, but that is exactly what we are doing.

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Mar 10, 2014

Taking 10 years to permit an offshore wind farm like Cape Wind is simply unacceptable.

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Feb 4, 2014

I believe hydraulic fracking is safe. We know that, from everything we have seen, there is not a single case where hydraulic fracturing has created an environmental problem for anyone. We need to make sure that story is told.

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Apr 22, 2013

the Manhattan Project ushered in the atomic age, changed the role of the United States in the world community, and set the stage for the Cold War.

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Mar 18, 2013

The Statue of Liberty will re-open to the public by the Fourth of July.

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Feb 26, 2013

the President, as part of our all-of-the-above energy strategy, has felt that it is important for us to know what the resources are we have.

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Feb 26, 2013

I do strongly believe the economic statistics which you use are absolutely correct.

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Feb 26, 2013

On Carcieri it is high priority to get it fixed.

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Feb 26, 2013

The answer is yes, we do because of the action that you all took to provide the recovery monies for Hurricane Sandy.

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Nov 15, 2012

By investing in our parks and promoting them to visitors, especially internationally, we can have the dual benefit of an improved National Park System and a stronger economy that produces more jobs.

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Jun 26, 2012

the Manhattan Project ushered in the atomic age, changed the role of the United States in the world community, and set the stage for the Cold War.

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Jun 26, 2012

The development of the atomic bomb in multiple locations across the United States is an important story and one of the most transformative events in our nation's history.

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